Venetian cuisine is universally recognised as one of the pillars of Italian food, and not only in the city itself. A world where it is not always easy to distinguish the traditional recipes and secrets of authentic restaurants from the onslaught of tourist outlets. In the section 'Where to eat' we have listed the best places to sample Venetian food and wine for all budgets, based on our own experience not only in the hotel trade but as Venetians ourselves.